wanderingfrog
Sitting For The Arnolds
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Post by wanderingfrog on Aug 28, 2007 13:33:41 GMT -5
I never tried playing the SA game with anybody in real life, but I always wished I could have played it with the Pikes.
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Post by aln1982 on Aug 28, 2007 16:53:37 GMT -5
^ Me too ;D The Pikes sound like they have so much fun sometimes. Wouldn't have wanted to be part of the family but would have maybe liked being a neighbor who could have a good time with them and then go home when I got tired of them ;D
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Post by sotypical42483 on Aug 28, 2007 17:22:47 GMT -5
I agree, I wouldn't want to be around them all the time (they're so hyper) but they did come up with some cool games/ideas that would only work with an army full of kids.
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Post by Kylie90210 on Oct 21, 2007 20:42:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I would like to have been their neighbour as a kid. Not Mal though!
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on Oct 21, 2007 20:55:21 GMT -5
I thought their car was ugly too. OMG, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought that! Even at eight years old, I was like, "Why did they have such an ugly car?" |
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Post by aln1982 on Dec 8, 2007 1:41:05 GMT -5
I liked how Dawn tried to help Stacey in this one and wish they would have developed their relationship more. I really felt for Stacey and it was good that she had friends there for her. The one who seemed the least “there” for her was Claudia – “oh, sorry your parents are getting divorced but I’M so happy that you’re moving back.” Even though I can’t relate personally to Stacey in this situation, this book makes me glad I can’t and I know a lot of kids probably can.
I think my favorite thing about this book is the Walker kids. They are so adorable. ;D
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Post by liss31d on Dec 9, 2007 6:36:03 GMT -5
^ Don't you mean Welcome Back Stacey?  |
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macca
Sitting For The Newtons
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Post by macca on Dec 10, 2007 15:07:30 GMT -5
I liked how Dawn tried to help Stacey in this one and wish they would have developed their relationship more. I really felt for Stacey and it was good that she had friends there for her. The one who seemed the least “there” for her was Claudia – “oh, sorry your parents are getting divorced but I’M so happy that you’re moving back.” Probably an unfortunately realistic response from a 13 yr old. I wonder if Ann intended to have Stacey move back when she sent her to live in NYC? I've heard that many readers begged her to bring Stacey back, but I don't know if that's true or not. |
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Post by greer on Dec 10, 2007 16:13:52 GMT -5
^it makes sense as stacey was the most popular baby-sitter and still is, i believe. so they might have thought it made sense plot-wise, but realized that it was a bad move for them economically so decided to bring her back.
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Post by aln1982 on Dec 10, 2007 17:10:40 GMT -5
Stacey definitely seems to be the most popular. ;D I wonder if lots of kids were upset when she left. I didn't read the series in order so the first one I read was right after she had come back. But reading them in order, this book might have made me sad.
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fluffycakes
Junior Sitter
A silken-haired beauty with a laugh like pealing bells
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Post by fluffycakes on Dec 10, 2007 22:28:20 GMT -5
Ann claims that she never intended to write Stacey out of the series, but given how much she loooooves writing about New York, I wonder if she really intended to move Stacey back to Stoneybrook. It's hard to say.
I finally read this one for the first time the other day. I wasn't disappointed, exactly, but it also wasn't as good as I thought it would be. I liked the garage sale, but actually found the going away party to be a bit boring. But that's probably because of all the kids being there. I liked the Charlotte stuff, it was really sweet to see her reactions to Stacey leaving.
Love the cover, both old and new. I love how Stacey looks glad to be leaving, and how on the (new?) cover, Claudia's waving good-bye but not actually looking at her. Hilarious cover art!
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Post by booboobrewer on Dec 11, 2007 2:40:01 GMT -5
^That made me laugh so much the first time I saw it. Like she's so eager to see her off she's already looking ahead down the road. "Alright, bye-bye now!"
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macca
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Post by macca on Dec 12, 2007 15:34:50 GMT -5
^That made me laugh so much the first time I saw it. Like she's so eager to see her off she's already looking ahead down the road. "Alright, bye-bye now!" LOL! Stacey was never a favorite of mine when I was younger, I preferred the realistic awkwardness of Mallory. |
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Post by aln1982 on Dec 12, 2007 17:23:04 GMT -5
^ I never liked Stacey as a kid, either, but lately she's become on of my favorites. ;D
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fluffycakes
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Post by fluffycakes on Dec 12, 2007 17:37:13 GMT -5
I'm the reverse, sort of. I loved Stacey as a kid (okay, I still do, especially after re-reading Stacey vs. the BSC lately!), but I'm starting to appreciate Mal a lot more. I loved Mallory Hates Boys (and gym), and I thought Mal was awesome in that book. Benching herself because she didn't want to play volleyball is just pure awesomeness in my books.
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